Æúëªåèï

assessing one's good qualities

Æ÷ª÷Ëëª

defects also

åèï	having analysed

íô÷ª×óª

of those

ë¨éæåèï

after determining which prevails

ë¨æÐæ

based on that

âæèóùª

appraise him (for selection)

   
Both   good   and   bad   qualities   should   be   appraised   and   that
which   prevails   should   determine   whether   he   should   be
selected   or   not   (504).
 
 
âçÕéëæÐÆ몠  ÖéäòР ò¨×éëæÐÆ몠 êêÐê몠      505
æÕëîë   æìªìéóæР  æùª

âçÕéëæÐÆëª

for greatness

ÖéäòР   ò¨×éëæÐÆëª

for pettiness

êêÐêëª

their own

æÕëîë

actions

æìªìéóæР   æùª

touchstone

 
The   proof   of   a   person's   good   and   bad   qualities   must   be   found
in   the   touchstone   of   his   actions   (505).
   
í÷ª÷èéõêР  îê×êùª   Ø몵栠 ë÷ª÷ô÷ª            506
ç÷ª÷¨ùèõР  åèúèõР  çȨ

í÷ª÷èéõ

those with no (family) connections

îê×êùª    Ø몵æ

should not be chosen

ë÷ª×    íôõÐ

they

ç÷ª×    ¬ùõÐ

without (worldly) connections

åèúèõР   çȨ

will not shy away from complaints

 
Those   with   no   family   connections   should   not   be   chosen,
because   their   lack   of   human   links   will   make   them   insensitive
to   complaints   (506).    
æèêäªéë   æåÐêè   í÷¨ô÷¨áèõÐêР  îê×êùª       507
îçéêéë   âáùªùè몠  êÕëª

æèêäªéë

based on affection

æåÐêè

seeking association

í÷¨ô÷¨áèõÐ

those who do not know what should be known

îê×êùª

relying on them

îçéêéë    âáùªùèëª

evils arising out of ignorance

êÕëª	will throw up

   
The   king   who   fails   to   look   for   the   right   qualities   because
of   affection   will   soon   face   unexpected   consequences   (507).    
îêõè䪠  ç¨÷éäêР  âêó¨åÐêè䪠  ôȨËé÷         508
ê©õè   ¬Ìëªéç   êÕëª

îêõèäª

without scrutiny

ç¨÷éä

another

âêó¨åÐêèäª

who believes

ôȨËé÷

for posterity

ê©õè	everlasting

¬Ìëªéç

difficulty

êÕëª

will give

   
Selection   of   a   stranger   without   studying   him,   will   result
in   difficulties   even   for   posterity   (508).

 
îê÷÷ªæ   áèéõ±ëª   îêõèÊ   îêõÐåÐêç¨äª         509
îê×æ   îê×몠  âçèÕóª

îê÷÷ªæ

should not trust

áèéõ±ëª

none

îêõèÊ

without scrutiny

îêõÐåÐêç¨äª

having scrutinised

îê×æ	entrust with trust

îê×몠   âçèÕóª

the task considered fit to be entrusted

 
No   one   should   be   selected   without   proper   appraisal.   But   once
selected,   he   should   be   trusted   (509).
 
îêõè䪠  âêó¨²ëª   âêó¨åÐêèäªæúª   ɱ÷²ëª        510
ê©õè   ¬Ìëªéç   êÕëª

îêõèäª

without scrutiny

âêó¨²ëª

trusting one

âêó¨åÐêèäªæúª

having selected

ɱ÷²ëª

doubting

ê©õè	everlasting

¬Ìëªéç

problems

êÕëª	will present

 
Selection   without   appraisal   and   distrust   of   one   selected,
will   both   lead   to   endless   problems   (510).